Knowledge Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about knowledge.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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The punishment of the liar is not to be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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You can't untie a knot without knowing how it's made.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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History tells what happened; poetry what should have happened.

Aristotle

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He who possesses the most accurate notions about the causes of things and is able to give a perfect account of them in his teaching is wiser than all others in any other science.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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The wise have the same advantages over the ignorant as the living over the dead.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Man can learn nothing except in virtue of what he already knows.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Oral teachings should accommodate the habits of the listeners.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Understanding is a blank slate on which nothing is written.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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We learn, either by induction or by demonstration. Demonstration starts from the universal; induction from the particular.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Teaching is not a vital function, because it does not have an end in itself; the vital function is learning.